One of the more striking responses in our recent Stadium Connectivity Outlook survey was the one where 85 percent of all respondents said that their current security stance was merely "adequate" or "not good enough." As security concerns increase and as digital touchpoints also expand, it's also perhaps not a surprise that planned spending on cybersecurity measures was the No....
The old proverb that says it takes a lot of wires to make something wireless is never truer than at large public venues like stadiums. At the ALSD Conference and Trade Show earlier this year we sat down with John Short from CommScope to talk about some of the latest trends in stadium infrastructure design, including converged networks. As director...
What are the connectivity issues that arise when your team becomes a world champion? That was part of the questioning line we had for Robert Cordova, chief technology and strategy officer for the Milwaukee Bucks, when he joined us for a video interview at the ALSD Conference and Trade Show earlier this year. Topics we discussed included not only connectivity...
What is the top concern of venues this year? According to the results of our Stadium Connectivity Outlook survey, the possible resurgence of the Covid-19 pandemic was easily the top answer among the 100-plus stadium technology professionals who participated in our survey. Fans attending games at SoFi Stadium need to show proof of Covid vaccination. Credit all photos: Paul Kapustka,...
What is the OC Vibe project, and what will be the technology strategy behind it? Those were the main questions we asked Mike Beteag, executive vice president and chief technology officer for OC Vibe, when we had a chance to sit down with him at the ALSD conference in Las Vegas earlier this year. Take a look at the video...
When the NFL's stereotypical bad-boy team with its legendary rowdy fans found a new home in Las Vegas, it was the safe bet to predict dire outcomes from bringing "the Black Hole" to Sin City. But who would have thought that the Las Vegas Raiders and their fans would become the sports-world leaders in fan decorum and vaccination sanity? That's...